[meteorite-list] Dirk Ross / San Luis Potosi (non)-meteor?

From: John Cabassi <john_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:56:01 -0700
Message-ID: <CAFBTX4zBSXvGT+EO1bUg82u5GeDg=3D-MiSoCLatV3s17CGOtQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

G'Day Gentlemen
I'm all for Dirk's page, very informative. I have problems from time
to time with so much going on that my poor little puter spits a dummy.
Oops.. sorry pacifier, I'm in America now ;)

Good work Dirk.

Cheers
John Cabassi

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Dave Gheesling <dave at fallingrocks.com> wrote:
> Rob, All,
> Absolutely agree re: Dirk, and that's an interesting analysis of those
> videos (both in the link and in your comments). Does the apparent speed
> appear to be a bit "hot" as well?
> All the best,
> Dave
> www.fallingrocks.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Matson,
> Robert D.
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:53 PM
> To: Count Deiro; Meteorite List
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Dirk Ross / San Luis Potosi (non)-meteor?
>
> Hi Count,
>
> I absolutely concur that Dirk's efforts seem to be appreciated by many, but
> publicly acknowledged by few. So let me go on record thanking Dirk for his
> tireless efforts -- more often than not, he is the first to report on a new
> potential meteorite-dropping event, and his site is a must-visit for seeing
> early videos.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm of the opinion that the San Luis Potosi videos are an
> elaborate hoax, as the meteor cannot be confirmed using one of my reliable
> sources. There was no bright meteor over central Mexico at any time from 4
> pm to 6 pm local time (CDT) on 21 August, which corresponds to 21:00-23:00
> UT.
>
> Apparently I'm not the only one of this opinion. Dirk forwarded me the
> following link that he received from someone who has picked apart the four
> videos. You can judge for yourself, but I think he/she has found some subtle
> "glitches" and oversights that call into question their validity:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7ySYpB1RM&feature=youtu.be
>
> I am also bothered by the mismatch between the reported time of the fall
> (~5:25 pm) and the sun's elevation angle -- particularly in the church
> video. The sun appears to be very high in the sky for so late in the day.
> And where are all the witness reports, or stories in Mexican newspapers?
>
> Finally, two of the videos are too "lucky", in the sense that they just
> happened to be recording something rather un-video-worthy (some random train
> from a car, and a poorly framed church tower) and the meteor magically
> appears.
>
> What do you all think? --Rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Count
> Deiro
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:46 PM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] San Luis Potosi Meteor
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> One of the small things in life, but something that brings big pleasure is
> to have the opportunity to compliment and thank someone for their providing
> free gratis excitement and interest into your life.
>
> Our colleague and friend in Tokyo, Dirk Ross, tirelessly maintains his WORLD
> WIDE METEOR/METEORITE site gathering and posting the news,videos and photos
> of events we are interested in.
>
> His posting of the four extraordinary videos of the August 21st. meteor
> crossing the mountains and valleys near San Luis Potosi, Mexico are
> thrilling. The last of the four is such a classic that it will always remain
> in my memory bank. It is far more interesting than the video of the Great
> Fireball of 1972 (Gran Teton Grazer.)
>
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/08/san-luis-potosi-mexico-
> daytime-bolide.html
>
> Thank you Dirk..I understand there were sonics associated with this meteor.
> It would be great to find if it became a meteorite.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536
>
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